diff --git a/include/linux/ns/ns_common_types.h b/include/linux/ns/ns_common_types.h
index ea45c54e4435..6ed6b497831c 100644
--- a/include/linux/ns/ns_common_types.h
+++ b/include/linux/ns/ns_common_types.h
@@ -116,10 +116,8 @@ struct ns_common {
 	struct dentry *stashed;
 	const struct proc_ns_operations *ops;
 	unsigned int inum;
-	union {
-		struct ns_tree;
-		struct rcu_head ns_rcu;
-	};
+	struct ns_tree;
+	struct rcu_head ns_rcu;
 };
 
 #define to_ns_common(__ns)                                    \